'On My Doorstep' exhibition starts this week ...

Coming soon, and recent work

Friday 2nd November - 'Wild and Wonderful'

We are delighted to be able to welcome Delia Cecil to talk about her work and then give us a whole day workshop.  Delia is one half of the textile duo Running with Scissors, working with Jennie Calloman - you may have seen them at Fashion, Embroidery and Stitch at the NEC, and other events.  She is also a member of TAGS (Textile Art Group Suffolk), and her work has been featured in textile magazines.  

Delia's work is influenced by her love of wildlife and nature, so it is appropriate that the title of her talk on Friday 2nd November is Wild and Wonderful.  It will be a show and tell of her work, past and present.

Visitors are very welcome to come to this talk.

Appliquéd Robin workshop - Saturday 3rd November

Delia is known for using her own eco dyed and printed fabrics to make pieces featuring small birds, which are then embroidered by hand and machine.  This will be the basis of Saturday's workshop, when we will make a robin - appliqué, machine-stitched feathers and some hand stitches to add texture. All of the appliqué and stitching should be achieved in the day, although the background stitching and piping may need to be finished at home.

A kit is available, if required: £10.

There are still a few places left on this workshop.  If you are interested, 

please contact  leamingtondistrictdaysch@gmail.com / 07715 664084

Here are a few pictures from recent workshops.

Fields

In our most recent workshop with Deborah Collum, we painted, collaged and stitched strips of fabric to represent fields. We couldn't help noticing that our samples placed together give the impression of an extensive patchwork landscape:

There is still stitching to be done on most, and Deborah's lovely 'fields' show the sort of effect we are aiming for:

Pretty Reels

Beautiful samples made by our Programme Secretaries, Gill and Lucy for a half-day workshop upcycling cotton reels.

Works in progress

This was a fun, relaxed afternoon spent with some creative stitching after our September AGM - just what we needed!

Friday October 5th - Don't miss Karen Nichol - 24/7 Stitch

This is a quick reminder that our talk tomorrow is by Karen Nichol - details in the post below - and it promises to be an excellent evening.  Karen is an inspirational textile artist and embroiderer.

Visitors are very welcome to come along.